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The attacking player, who must attack with at least two colonist/pirate counters, rolls the Combat die, which will indicate either how many
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The player can attempt to conquer an area that is either unclaimed by another player or already conquered by another player by spending one Action Point to move at least two colonist/pirate counters into the area. This initiates combat with either the indigenous people or the player who already
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If a player is able to move a counter onto a space on the central island, the player can spend one Action Point to roll the gold die and the indigenous peoples die to see how many of each are found in the area. A corresponding number of counters are placed in the
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If a ship was attacked, any goods on the captured ship remain on the ship unless moved to another ship by the attacker. If the attacker removes all their colonist/pirate counters from the captured shipo, it is considered sunk, and is removed from the board.
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was designed as a game of colonisation by
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In the first and second editions, the players play island nations on the edges of the map seeking to colonize a central island. In the third edition, each player is a pirate captain who is seeking buried treasure on the central island.
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Each player chooses one of four colors, and is given 18 colonist/pirate markers, which are placed on the player's home island. Each player also receives two ships which are placed next to the player's home cities.
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If it is an area that was attacked, the area is marked with the player's color, and the conqueror moves any gold to one of the player's colonist/pirate counters.
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any more Action Points on Combat die rolls; or the
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Ships, which can hold a combination of 10 Colonist/Pirate counters and treasure counters, can be moved one space for one Action Point.
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ignored. The advantage is with the attacker in even battles. If you lose your ship and you haven't any gold, you're 99% finished."
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If a player's ship is adjacent to another ship, the player can attack the other ship. Each combat die roll costs an Action Point.
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